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UNCLE SAM MAY MAKE
STATES PAY UP DEBTS
Senator Gamble Has Introduced
a Bill Requiring Settlement
vfor Public Lands.
■Washington, April 7.—Uncle Sam Is in
a position to put what is commonly
tv. own an a crimp into the state treas
uries of about half the states if he de
cides to call in his loans. It is not gen
erally known, but Uncle Sam has $28,
90<M)O0 loaned to the states that were
members of this union in 1836. payable
mi call. Exactly whether the money is
entitled to draw interest has never been
clearly decided. Just now the question
Df giving it all back to the states and *
relieving them of their obligations to
•repay it. is before congress. The bill
has been made unfinished business in
the Senate and action may be taken on
It before long. It has come before the
rongroHs from time to time for two gen
erations past, but never been decided.
It was back in the days of Henry
Clay that the law passed authorizing
the government to pay to the then
•states various amounts out of a ple
thoric national treasury, received from
^ *the sale of public lands within tjieir re
** ttpwtive borders. The largest amount
owed by a single state is $4,014,520, from
IS’ w York.
Senator Gamble has a bill before con
gress now to settle the public lands ac
counts between the government and
the states and to cancel this old obli
gation. It happens that the states
which were in the union before this
prize distribution would get no cash
from the government under the meas
uro. but simply a cancellation of these
■old obligations; those which have come
In since would get repaid to them cer
tain amounts, representing 5 per cent of
the value of public lands within their
borders sold by the government, but
v. hicb ought to have been held for the
benefit of the states—the swamp land
<•!* im.
Benefits Young States.
If the claims of the government
against the older states were held to
draw interest, even at 4 per cent, they
would amount ton serious figure. Thus
N-w York would owe about $12,000,000.
There is no serious prospect that the
national government, will ever demand
repayment of these amounts; but the
fact remains that they stand as liabil
ities of the states, and there is a gen
et 11 desire to settle them up by can
cellation. But as* the settlement is like
ly to involve a payment of actual cash
amounting to about $9,000,000 to more
recently admitted public land states ii
Is very uncertain whether the measure
will go through.
Some of the people from the newer
Htates have had in mind that an effect
ive way of forcing settlement might be
to attempt seriously to press for a re
pay ment of these old loans. They cal
culate that the old states would be
right willing if such a thing were pro
posed to adjust the swamp land indem
nity claims and to allow something like
$9,000,000 to be paid out of the national
treasury in preference to forcing the
payment of some $75,000,000 at the max
imum, an t $28,000,000 at the minimum,
out of the state treasuries to the fed
oral government.
LEECH IS MADE
PUBLIC PRINTER
Washington, April 7.—John S. I.eeoh,
<’f Illinois, now public primer in the
Philippines, today was appointed pub
fi printer here.
Mr. Leech succeeded Public Printer
Sellings, whose resignation was ac
Srepted some days ago.
Th.t appointment made by President
Roasevelt was in the nature of a sur
prise. as Leech’s name had not been
mentioned *p connection with the place.
Leech is a legal resident of Bloom
ington, II;.. although he served respec
tively as • ompositor, proof reader and
foreman of the government printing of
fice here from 1889 to 1901. at which
time ho was selected as public print
er of the Philippines. He made for
himself a most enviable record as an
organizer and administrative officer
there, according to reports in posscs
nit.n oi the consular bureau. His ap
pointment has been cordially indorsed
by Secretary Morrison, speaking for
t . • American Federation of Labor. He
Is a union man, but has been given
honorary suspension to permit his oc- j
cupanoy of his present official position. '
Leech is ibout 45 years old. His se- I
lection for the Philippine post was !
1 u tily recommended by late Public
Printer Palmer and his assistant, Rry
Leech was notified by cable of his
appointment and requested to report
te duty it the earliest practicable
t imc.
iHELJE, DISGUISED IN
WHISKERS, PAYS HIS
VISITS TO MME. GOULD
Xew York. April 7.—That Prince de
Small, disguised in a slouch hat and
black whiskers, has been slipping by
the reporters every day on secret vis
its to Mine. Gould at the St. Regis, is
the latest development In the love story
• i’ the foreign nobleman and the Amer
" heiress.
Although the prince was not making
his calls upon the woman to whom he
is conceded to be engaged, lieverthe
1 '-s that such visits were made was
admitted by the prince.
Since Mme. Gould was brought down
< n Monday by the attack of bronchitis,
■iii- prince lias spent much of his time
with her.
KILLED HIS BROTHER
AND IS CAPTURED
Aberdeen, S. IX. April 7. Arthur
l;un- stabbed his brother, Eli, in the
:ibdom<.n. during a quarrel over money.
Arthur es aped to Oakes, N. D., where
h>- was raptured this morning. Eli
mnnot live through the day. The pris
4»n**r will be brought here as soon as
i ijuisitiori papers ran be secured. The
sf' ne of the stabbing was Kuno’s
! uv.! near He- la in this county.
APRIL FOOL LARK
BREAKS COLLEGE
c .pafe), i.'.. April 7.—Fifty men, 1
.i,,-: , ,if t; -■ junior class at f'lemson col- I
s ' today were expelled. It is prob- j
i>! ■ -bO sophomores and freshmen will
* dismissed for having left the college
i.ripen itliout leave on an "April
».*! lark
All under ••lass men threaten to leave
tin dismissals take place.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL IS
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Springfield, 111., April 6.—“Every
statement made to the state of Illinois
by officials of the Illinois Central rail
road company was falsely and fraud
ulently made, with the intention of de
frauding the state."
This accusation is made in an amend
ed bill for an accounting prepared by
the attorney general’s department in
a suit now being prosecuted against
the railroad company by Governor I>e
neen. The amended bill will be filed
in the circuit court of La Salle county
probably this week.
It has been prepared by W. H. Bois.
former assistant attorney general ami
now chairman of the railroad and ware
house commission, who has been em
ployed as special counsel In this case.
Assisting Mr. Bois are former Judge
B. F. Lincoln and Major J. H. Widmer,
both of Ottawa.
Il is expected a demurrer on the part
of the railroad will be the next move
in the case. Either a hearing on the
demurrer or, if the railroad s counsel
should decide not to demur, a hearing
on the case is expected in the May
term of court in La Salle county
In accusing the railroad company or
fraud in submitting its semi-animal
statement to the executive department
for the purpose of paying into the state
treasury 7 per cent of its gross earn
ings, it is charged in the amended bill
that the company has wholly omitted
many items and receipts, and it is
contended that those included in the
statement submitted are much less
than they should be. It is claimed that
at the time of each semi-annual pay
ment there was due the state a far
greater sum than was accounted for,
making a total of approximately $15,
*00,000 now due on back payments.
The amended bill is a revelation of
the possibilities in manipulation of rail
road earnings. If the position of the
state is correct the charter line, upon
which 7 per cent of the gross earnings
should be paid over to the state in lieu
of taxation has been milked in every
manner conceivable to the cunning
minds of men skilled in such manip
ulations. Subsidiary companies of va
rious sorls have been formed and al
ways, it is charged in the bill, for no
other purpose than to defraud the state
out of a just proportion of the road’s
earnings.
Traffic has not only been diverted
from the charter line to noncharter
lines of the system, but whenever it
is impossible to avoid the charter line
haui some arbitrary and ingenious
plan is evolved whereby all except a
small portion of the ehearter line earn
ings is diverted to another channel of
the company’s earnings so that the
state can be mulcted of its share.
CONVICTED MAN KILLS
OFFICERS IN COURT
Terre Haute. Ind., April C.—Found
guilty of a charge of arson Henry F.
McDonald, in the circuit court room,
shol and killed Detective William A.
Dwyer, seriously wounded other offi
cers and was himself seriously wound
ed. The shooting followed the an
nouncement of the verdict of the Jury
before which Mr. McDonald had been
tried on charges of dynamiting stores
and churches in Sanford lust year.
When i he jury reported Its verdict
McDonald juinned to his feet and drew
a revolver. He Vied at Prosecuting At
torney James A. t'ooper but missed.
Mr. Cooper dodged and McDonald di
rected his fire at the officers seated
around the table.
Without an opportunity to defend
himself Detective Dwyer was shot
down. Almost in an instant police of
ficers and deputy sheriffs in the court
room drew their revolvers and opened
fire on McDonald. The convicted man
fell with half a dozen bullets in his
DOdy.
Harvey V. Jones, superintendent of
police, was shot in the side. Deputy
Sheriff Ira Wellman sustained a wound
in the chin. Sylvester Doyle, court
bailiff, was shot in the leg. Another
shot struck a bystander.
Tile shooting was the result of a sen
sational trial which was bitterly con
tested.
Events which culminated so tragi
cally had their origin in the dynamite
outrages that destroyed the Methodist
church and the general stores of Shickle
& Johnson and J. W. Reese, of Sanford
an Die night of February 21, 1907. Henry
McDonald and James Scanlon were ar
rested the next day and charged with
ihe crime. In a former trial the jury
stood 11 to 1 for conviction. Scanlon
has not been tried.
William E. Dwyer, the dead man
van chief of the Terre Haute detee
five bureau. He was well known
throughout the country and had worked
on several big cases. He was active
in getting evidence which convicted
McDonald.
“DON’T LIVE A ‘BACH’
AS I HAVE LIVED”
Spokane, Wash., April 6.—James Wool
erv, a pioneer packer, once wealthy but
during- the last few years a public charge
at Lewiston, Idaho, southwest of Spokane,
left a request when he died, a few days
skip. Imploring the authorities to place
the following epitaph on his tombstone.
A bachelor lies beneath this sod,
Who disobeyed the law of God;
Advice to others which I give.
Don’t live a bachelor as I did live
Woolery was 67 years of age and was
known as a woman-hater during the years
lie was in the Snake river country. Noth
Ing is known of his former home or ante
cedents. but it Is believed he was Jlltepf
by tite one girl when a young man in
the East. He had never known the Joys
L)f home life, and until becoming a ward
of tlie state he lived In a tent. Several
years ago he expressed himself freely to
an acquaintance, saying he was tired of
living alone. This preyed upon his mind,
and shortly afterward he was sent to the
almshouse, where he passed the remainder
of his days in advocating marriage.
OHIO AT THIRD
FLOOD STAGE NOW
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 6.—For the 1
third time in six weeks the Ohio river
at this point has gone above the flood
stage. This third spring flood bids fair
to be one of the worst in many years
The rise is limited practically to the
territory around South P»int Pleasant
and came from exceptionally heavy -
rains in the past three or four days.
LUXURY IMPORTS
FALL WAY DOWN
New York. April 6.-9 heavy falling
off in the importation of luxuries dur
ing tlie month of March is reported by
Appraiser Wanamaker, of the port of
New York. The total value of auto
mobiles imported during the month was
4127,940. a scant third of automobile
importations during March of last year.
The most remarkable falling off. how
ever. is that in precious stones and
Jewelry. The total value in March was
*389,000, about *3,000,000 below the value
of diamonds imported in March. 1907.
NO COMPROMISE ON
RATES IN MINNESOTA
Railroads Will Fight Out Battli
Against Two-Cent Fare
Law In Courts.
' “
Minneapolis, Minn.. April 7.—Then
will be no compromise between th«
state of Minnesota and the railroads.
The fight on the rate question must gc
to Its finish, in the courts.
Ail the leading Minnesota roads wert
represented in the conference of at
torneys in St. Paul, and at that meet
ing the compromise proposition was
discussed and rejected.
This proposition had been conveyed
verbally from state officials to certain
railroad attorneys. It was a peace
measure to end the litigation and quiet j
the rate question, to avoid an extra!
session of the legislature and other i
dangers.
The plan was for the roads to secure
dismissal of the stockholders’ injunc
tion suits, stop fighting the 2-cent fare j
and the merchandise rates, and make j
some reduction in commodity rates. |
Such a course would have done much
to win popular favor, but it struck the I
railroad men that it meant too com
plete a surrender. They turned it down J
and decided to see the fight through. |
What course the governor and attorney |
general will take remains to be seen. .
The railroad attorneys haven't much
fear of an extra session. They believe
it has been headed off. Had the Peck
ham decision knocked out the rate law
entirely, no doubt the legislature would
have been called together to pass au
other one. That appealed to the rail
road lawyers and they have all agreed
now with the contention of the state.
They are ready to concede that the law
stands, all but the penalty section. So
the court has still to decide whether I
the rates are confiscatory.
All the rate** will be involved in the
| suit. By accepting the merchandise
rate and the 2-cent-fare law. the roads
admitted that they were reasonable.
They have put them in the case, how
ever, and refused to drop them and
confine the fight to commodity rates.
Evidently the roads figure that by com
bining all the rates and taking evidence
on all three, they will stand a better
chance of winning on the commodity
rates, than if those rates alone were in
controversy.
SUICIDE’S TREASURE
FOUND IN CLOTHES
Minneapolis, Minn.. April 7.—A small
fortune—not much, but sufficient to
keep an aged couple from want for
some time—was found In the shoulder
of the coat worn by Carl Ilult, who
committed suicide In the St. James ho
tel, where he stopped on his way to
Sweden to visit his parents.
The finding of the money was the
result of a telegram received by A.
Matson. 6011 Second avenue S, from
friends in Tacoma. The Tacoma friends
knew Hull and asked Matson to firm
the old clothes If possible and save
them for the parents. Matson at once
notified Coroner J. M. Kistler, who
ripped open the fining in the shoulder
of the coat and found tStbl in bills.
This money the coroner will turn
over to Hull's parents as soon as they
i an be found and their right to the
money established.
EVELYN SUES HOTEL
MAN FOR $50,000
New York, April 7.—Papers have
been served on James H. Regan, man
ager of the Hotel Knickerbocker In a
suit brought by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw to
recover $50,000 damages to her feel
ings by stories that she and E. R.
Thomas had been asked to leave the
hotel grill room.
Mr. Regan turned the papers over
to his counsel. Later he said he did
not look at them long enough to find
out just why Mrs. Thaw was suing
him; he thought it was for being put ,
out of the hotel or because he said he
put her out. She denied having been j
there.
Mrs. Thaw's complaint will bo filed In '
the supreme court.
Mrs. Thaw has Issued a denial of the
story of the electment and blatned It ,
all on a double. She said that there is
fn New York a young woman, described
by her as "an actress or something.”
whose resemblance to her has caused a
great deal of trouble.
Tells of a Double.
"She wears linen collars like I used
to wear." said Mrs. Thaw, "and In a
train In the subway the other day she
was almost mobbed by a lot of rubber
necks who thought she was I. I have
given up the linen collars on her ac
count. She must look like me ever,
without them. Maybe it was she who
was at the Knickerbocker.
"I went Monday evening to see Wil
liam H. Crane act. I took a girl friend
with me. After the nlay we went dtreet
to the Hotel Prince George, where I
live. There we had supper. I didn't
see Mr. Thomas once during the entire
evening. If these stories about him and
me continue I'll go out In Sixth avenue
and stand on my head and give the
newspapers something truthful to write
about."
"Girl Named Lorraine.”
"Honestly,'' said she, "I'm sick and
tired of having m.v name and that ol
Mr. Thomas linked together like this i
Only a little while ago they had us |
dining together at the Cafe Boulevard I
Now they move us to the Knickerbock
er and they throw In an ejectment tel
make It look better. If you want the
solution of the whole thing find a girl,
named Lorraine. I don't know her first
name, but she is an actress or some- I
thing, and she looks something like me I
and many people have taken her foi I
me.”
After th? Cafe Boulevard' Incident it
was said In behalf of Mr. Thomas that
he too had been much troubled by i
double, who not only resembled him, i
but bears the same name.
St. Louis and other Western cities'
expect to be able soon to feast on Mex- j
lean oranges every year from the mid
dle of October on, these oranges being !
t'ipe a month or so earlier than the!
California frnlt.
greatjnorthern
DIVIDEND UNCHANGED!
New \ crK, Aj rn , The directors ol
the Great Northern Raiiway company
today declared a quarterly dividend ol
1% per cent on its stock. This is un
changed from the last previous quar
ter.
Philadelphia,. Apr:! 7.—Mayor Rey
burn today issued a call for a meeting
of citizens for a permanent relief com
mittee for the purpose of devising
means to relieve the distress among the
unemployed in the city.
BOAT CUT IN TWAIN;
. 36 LIVES ARE LOST
Portsmouth, England. April 6.—Thir
ty-six men, Including Lieutenant Mid
dleton, commander of the torpedo boat
destroyer Tiger, lost their lives In a
collision late last night between that
vessel and the British cruiser Berwick.
The vessel were engaged In night
maneuvers In the channel while on the
way to Portland. The night was very
dark. The Berwick was steaming slow
ly when the destroyer attempted to
cross the big cruiser’s bow. She was
caught midships and cut In half with
knife like precision, sinking almost Im
mediately. The deck crew, who were
dressed In heavy oil skins and boot,
went down with the vessel, not hav
ing time to free themselves from these
heavy enctimberances.
Of the 32 men who were rescued
most of them were foreigners and
Htockers who, having light clothing,
were able to keep themselves up till
resellers came from other ships.
The smaller naval vessels were In the
midst of an attack on their bigger con
sorts when the disaster occurred. The
entire fleet was under masked lights
and in absolute darkness
The Tiger suddenly was struck
square amidships by the Berwick, the
sharp steel of this vessel cut the des
troyer in two as If she had been made
of paper. Instantaneously the sea be
came dotted with struggling nten, most
of them, however, sank before help
could reach them.
Lieutenant Middleton was on the
bridge at the time of the disaster and
went down with the forepart of the
ship. The Tiger had a complement of
59 men and was of 400 tons.
SERIOUS DISORDERS
IN ITALIAN CAPITAL
Rome, April 6.—A general strike
has been proclaimed as a protest
against the fatalities in connection
with the disorders on the streets here
yesterday, when troops killed three
rioters and wounded 15 others.
The government has taken energetic
measures to restore order, the whole
garrison of the city being kept in read
iness. Seventy anarchists, who had
gathered nt thetr headquarters, were
surrounded by troops and taken into
custody.
By noon the movement had become
more general. Drivers of mall wag
ons refused to continue the collections
and were replaced by soldiers.
Strong as Confidence
Man, as in Name
I =
cJOAJtFW At tStSUOXT&.
New York, April 6.—Methods prat- •
tlced by “Colonel” Joseph M. Strong,
stamped by the police as a “clever con
fidence man,” and who has been sen
tenced to imprisonment for grand lar
ceny by Judge Crain in general ses
sions court, were recounted by H. P.
Childress, president of the Product
Sales company, at No. 1 Madison av
enue, who was among the victims of
the alleged swindler.
“This man Strong.” he said, “has
been operating In and about New York
city for several years and his convic
tion marks the clearing up of one of
tho cleverest confidence games that
ever was carried on under a business
guise. Strong advertised in various
newspapers his desire for a partner in
a “clean, legitimate business enter
prise.” With those who answered his
advertisements he would arrange a
personal interview at his residence, No.
442 Manhattan ave. He was a good
talker, and with his victim before him.
would outline his plan for the manu
facture and placing of advertising bul
letins in various cities.
“These bulletins were to be about
17x12 inches In size, this sheet of
heavy cardboard carrying a small cal
endar, a space for the writing in of
telephone addresses an da memorandum
blank, and the remainder of the space
to be filled with paying advertisements.
I met Strong, as a result of one of
his advertisements, in March, 1907. He
proposed to sell me a half Interest in
his business for $450. I was to attend
to the office work In Manhattan while
he was to canvass small cities, such
as New Haven and Bridgeport, obtain
advertisements and place the ‘bulletins'
In public places. Thus, he explained,
we would build up a sufficiently large
concern to tackle the extensive New
York field. An elaborate partnership
agreement was drawn up and the com
pany was to be known as ‘The Anglo
American Record Exchange Library
and Advertising Bureau.”
INDIANA REPUBLICANS
NAME STATE TICKET
Indianapolis, Ind., April 0. The Indiana
Btate republican convention nominated the
following ticket:
Governor—Janies E. Watson. Rushville.
Lieutenant Governor—Fremont C. Good
wine, Williamsport.
Secretary of State—John (\ Billheimer,
Washington.
Treasurer of State—Oscar Hadley, Plain
field.
Attorney General — James Bingham,
Muncie.
Reporter of Supreme Court—George W.
Self, Corydon.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—
Lawrence IMcTurnan, Anderson.
State Statistician J. L. Peetz, Kokomo.
Judge Supreme Court, Fifth District—
Quincy A. Myers, Liganaport.
Judge Appellate t'ourt. First District—
David Myers, Greensburg.
Six of the nominations were by accla
mation. as the candidates were the pres
ent republican state officials and were
conceded a second term without oposltion.
The contest for governor was eager and
It took five ballots to decide It.
KERMIT ROOSEVELT
ENJOYS B3XING BOUTS
New Orleans, La., April ti.—Kermit
Roosevelt, in company, with the lieu
tenant of the president’s yacht, the
Mayflower, saw two scrappy exhibitions
of the manly art last night at a •.stag’’
conducted by the Pinks Athletic club.
Both were 10 round bouts and were
declared draws.
Though the participants in the fights
were only lesser lights, young Roose
velt watched both contests with rcr-ch
interest
WATSON IS POPULIST
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
—
Samuel W. Williams, Lawyer, «f
Vincennes, Ind., Is Named
tor Vice President.
St Leut.s, April 7.—
: For Prpaittent <>f th#» United :
: Slates Thomas B. Watson, :
: of »Ivorgia.
F«>r \ it *• President Samuel
: W Williams*, of Indiana. :
This ticket was nominated by the
people's party national convention,
after two stormy session.1*, throughout
which tlie Nebraska and Minnesota del
egations. working in the interest of
William .1. Bryan, strove desperately
to bring about an adjournment of the
convention until after nominations had
been made by the democratic and re
publican parties.
The debate on the proposition to post
pone the convention and the discussion
of the phraseology of the money plank
of the platform consumed the greater
part of the day. It seemed as though
every delegate had a money plank of
his own and a large assortment of criti
cal expression about all the other
planks. The discussion was long but
nil the oratory went for naught’ and
the plank adopted was that recom
mended by the resolutions committee at
the opening of the debate.
Statement by Nebraskan.
After tlie convention the Nebraska
delegation made the following state
mem .
'•The meeting of certain members of
the populist national committee In St.
T.ouis November 2G. 11X17. which
time It as decided to call this con- i
veiltion. was irregular, because mem- I
hers of the national committee from
several states were never notified of
such a meeting and were not repre
sented. w
I he apportionment of delegates by
this so-called committed to the na
tional convention was so made as to
practically disfranchise the populist
state; and place the control of the
convention in the hands of men from
the eastern states, in many of which
11 populist, vote was never cast. This
so-called committee also invited other
organizations not populistic to send
de egatc- to the convention, among
which was the Monetary league and the
national provisional committee, the lat
let lasting a vote in tin convention In
exess it those states that had con
ventions and had regularly accredited
populist del.Rates present. We feel
therefore, that vve are not bound by the
action or a committee composed of men
who are not accredited populist dele
gates, and we feel In no way bound to
support (lie ticket nominated today by
tills convention.
A further reason why vve are not
bound by the convention Is that men
IV ere allowed to represent states In
which they do not reside and have net
lb. ad for years.
• We took no part In the nomination
of .Mr. iV at son or Mr. Williams, and
I'hcn)11"1'''1' H° obllBatlons to support
We do not hesitate to say that if
.Mr bryau Is nominated at Denver by
|h. democrat s the populists of Nebras
ka will support him to a man
E- Y’i!tson- the P^denllal
nominee. Is well known throughout the
country, and his political life Is famil
iar history.
Williams a Lawyer.
Samuel W. Williams, the candidate
for vice president, is a resident of vtn- I
censes, Ind.. where he has practiced law
for many years. He is 62 years of age !
and has always been more or less an
active participant In polities. He was a
long time a democratic member of the
Indiana legislature, but lias been iden
tified with the populist party since its
creation. He is gray haired and gray
bearded, about 5 feet 2 inches tair. lean
ant! of a nervous temperament
At a meeting of the new national
committee James H. Ferris, of Joliet,
fib. was re-elected chairman and Jay
W Forrest, of Albany, N. Y„ was
chosen vice chairman.
BONI FURIOUS; FRENCH
PAPERS MAKE SPORT OF
COUSIN HELIE’S WOOING
Baris. April ".--Although Mme. Gotti.)
hfiur. I.departure from parte for the
I'nited .Siar.’t, rtpcatrdly denied to Inti
nia;t filer,ds that she had any thought
of marrying I'rlnce Hell* de Sagan, the
1*1 nice a a a a welcome guest at her city
and cent:try residences for months, anil
.hey often dined and went to the theatei
together Madame Gould lias always been
regarded as headstrong by her friends
and oena~|uently they would not be as
tanhshod If she persisted in marrying th*
prince despite th*- disastrous results of
‘her marriage to Count Bon) de Castellano
and the present opposition of her family
Count Bonl, who Is a coustn of the
prince. Is represented as being furious at
the confirmation of his suspicions and the
Boris newspapers naturally are having
considerable fun over the Idea of Madame
Could - re-entry Into the French aristo
'•racy as the Princess de Sagan “with a
reduced fort tine of only JGO.OOh a year."
’I'll" Gil Pi IS Is especially hilarious over
the prlne-'s alleged reply to an Insinua
tion tha he was a fortune hunter In which
In said: ''A' my age a man only marries
l’or love.”
WINS $10,000 WAGER
WITH DAY TO SPARE
NVw York. April 7.-- When seven
Alaskan dogs drawing’ an Alaskan
Pledge on wheels trotted Into the city
hall park Into yesterday afternoon their
driver, Klj a. Smith, completed prob
ably the longest dog: sledge trip on
record and won n wager of $10,000 of
neatly throe years* standing.
Smith a miner, fornvrlj a govern
ment limit driver in Alaska His regu
larity in making mail trips through the
wilds and snows of Alaska with dogs
as motive power, resulted finally in the •
wager that h*» could not make the trip |
with his outfit to New York from
Nome in two and n half years.
Smith wo”, bv one day short of the •
time.
SOCIALISTS HJLD
PROTEST MEETING
Nvw York. April ?.—A meeting' to
protest si.:Iasi th** alleged polite out
rages on the ik fusion of the dispersal of
the Mo.vd, which hud gathered In Un
ion Squat'* last Saturday for demon
stration In aid of the unemployed, has
been vailed for this afternoon In Grand
Central place by the New York section
of the socialist part... Robert Hunter
[ will be the principal speaker.
HOOSIER REPUBLICANS
ADOPT PLATFORM
Indianapolis, Ind., April 4.—With ita
organization completed at its first ses
sion yesterday afternoon, Indiana re
publicans in state convention today
adopted a platform, elected four dele
gates at large to the national conven
tion, two national electors at large and
instructed 30 Indiana delegates to the
national convention to vote and work
persistently for the nomination of Vice
President Fairbanks for the presidency
of the United States, and nominated a
s'ate ticket.
Tile platform adopted. In addition to
instructing for Fairbanks, indorses
Roosevelt's administration, opposes cor
poration contributions to campaign
funds, favors economy in public ex
penditures, especially mentioning tho
army and navy, favors a modification
of tho financial system without men
tioning any particular measure, urges
a progressive program of labor legislav
tlon pledges complete regulation of
capitalistic combinations 1n the interest
of trade, commerce and general wel
fare of the people, urges revision of tho
tariff by a special session of congress
to be called early in November with
a recommendation to congress to taka
steps to secure proper data by experts.
Extension of foreign mail service on
seas is favored as Is extension of for
eign trade especially with South Ameri
ca. The bureau of mines and mining
is urged, waterways improvement to
recommended, abolishment of child
labor Is demanded. Among the im
portant state issues is a plank favoring
local option law with county as a unit.
TO GET AFTER THE
PRINT PAPER TRUST
Washington, April 4.—Speaker Can
non today Introduced a resolution di-'
reettng the attorney general and secre
tary of commerce and labor to Inform
the house what steps are being taken
by those departments to investigate the,
action of the International Paper com
pany and other corporations supposed
to be engaged in an effort to create a
monopoly in print paper.
In a statement Mr. Cannon said that
it the claims of the publishers are cor
rect. manufacturers of paper are sub
ject to a penalty and the “trust” can
be dissolved in the federal courts.
Senator Overman, of North Carolina,
today introduced a joint resolution put
ting painting paper and wood pulp on
the free list. It was referred to the
committee on finance.
FOUR MILLIONS A
YEAR NOT ENOUGH
FOR THE KAISER
Ki.. : t.—rtii duiiirniit' icyort is
In circulation here that a bill goon will
be Introduced In the Prussian diet raising
the civil list of the emperor. This list
ncrw amounts to 13,330,000 a year, which
gum is paid the emperor as "king of Prus
sia, and not as German emperor, a posi
tion which carries no salary.
The explanation offered foe raising tbs
list is the increased cost of living, which
oears particularly heavy on the royal
house because a large number of children
and other persons are dependent upon tho
purse of the monarch.
tn this connection it was learned today
that the reports that the emperor lived
beyond his income and often called upon
rich friends for temporary loans are in
correct. On the contrary, his majesty up
to several years ago saved each year &
considerable sum from his Income and in.
vested it for his children.
TURN EVELYN ANOT
MR. THOMAS OUT
New York, April 4.—Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw and E. R. Thomas were refused
service at the Hotel Knickerbocker
Monday night, and practically were put
out of the hotel restaurants
‘They catne In here and Evelyn im
mediately -was recognized,” said Man
ager Regan of the hotel. “We don’t
want her patronage, and I decided sho
could not be served. I called Mr.
Thomas aside and told him plainly that
we did not care to have them there. I
asked him to tell her not to come to
the hotel again, as we will not servo
her They left Immediately after my
talk with Mr. Thomas.”
Mrs. Thaw' said she was not In tho
Knickerbocker Monday night.”
‘ Yes, I. was with Mr. Thomas the
other night." said she. “We dined at
Martin's and later had supper at tho
Cafe des Beaux Arts."
MRS. MCCORMICK
FLEES FOR LIFE
Chicago, III.. April 4.—The Inter
Ocean this morning says:
Mrs. Harold McCormick, daughter of
John D. Rockefeller, 1h verging on a.
nervous breakdown and has prepared to
depart hastily from the city as a result
of threatening letters received by her
which have led her to believe that her
life and the lives of her children are
In peril.
Guards have been placed about tho
Met ’ormick home at Bellevue Piaae and
Bake Shore drive. Servants and coach
men, working in relays, watch pedes
trians and no one Is permitted to enter
the grounds without being scrutinized.
As soon as possible Mrs. McCormick
will leave for her father’s home in
Gle-. eland, but the date of her depart
ure is withheld.
EXHUME BODY; FOUL
PLAY IS SUSPECTED
Chicago. April 4.—The county a%i
♦horiu s today caused to be exhumed
the body of Charles StYoncr, a well
to do Bohemian, whose death a mcmtU
ago is alleged by some of his family
to have been due to a “white liquid”
administered shortly before his death.
Mrs. Stroner is an alleged clairvoyant
and is said to be possessed of hypnotic
powers. It is alleged the motive for
the supposed murder of Stroner vva»
the Hope of profiting by the insurance
on his life.
The authorities believe the affair to
be a counterpart of the famous Billik
Vssral poisoning case.
RARE SPECIMENS FOR
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
lows i tty, Iu„ April 4.—Dr. 'i\ H.
M.icbrlde hiis returned from Ohio,
w here he prepared lor shipment to the
University of Iowa botanical museum
the collection of slime moulds, etc,, do
nated by the widow of the late Pro
fessor Morgan, The collection. Dr.
Mucbride estimates, is worth more, In
dollars and cents, than tbe one Colum
bia university recently purchased for
55,500, and it contains, moreover, many
specimens to be duplicated nowhere.
Harvard, and even the University o£
Derliu, were seekers of this rich prize.
